Quality of life, well-being and wellness: Measuring subjective health for foods and other products

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 101-109

  Meiselman, Herbert L ^a  

^a Herb Meiselman Training and Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Flourishing; Happiness; Quality of life; Well being; Wellness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978496705     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2016.05.009     Document Type: Article

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